"
His eyes, alight with love, followed her as she left the room.
Major Perigal received his guests in the drawing-room. The first
person whom Mavis encountered after she had greeted her host was
Windebank. She recalled that she had not seen him since her illness
at Mrs Trivett's, He had written to congratulate her on her marriage
when she had come to stay with the Devitts; since then, she had not
heard from him.
Although Mavis knew that she might see him to-night, she was so
taken aback at meeting him that she could think of nothing to say.
He relieved her embarrassment by talking commonplace.
"Here's someone who much wishes to meet you," he said presently.
"It's Sir William Ludlow; he served with your father in India."
Mavis knew the name of Sir William Ludlow as that of a general with
a long record of distinguished service.
When he was introduced by Windebank, Mavis saw that he had soldier
written all over his wiry, spare person; she congratulated herself
upon meeting a man who might talk of the stirring events in which he
had taken so prominent a part. He had only time to tell Mavis how
she more resembled her mother than her father when a move was made
for the dining-room.
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